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    I'm fairly minimal with what I take, I wear the nylon swim shorts with the sewn in mesh undies, saves carrying spare undies but also prevents sweat and heat chaffing. Dry socks at night in the hut, put your wet socks back on in the morning when you head out for a hunt, otherwise you will have wet socks from here to assholes and run out of dry ones fast. Where I hunt its impossible to avoid stream/river crossings.
    Best thing I wear is snug fitting merino long sleeve thermal tops, they wick away sweat and moisture, light, incredibly warm, easy to dry. I always take a Huntech fly, couple of bungees, paracord and am always prepared to use it, I personally don't use huts unless the weather is pretty bad, huts just feel a bit dirty and grimy. I could write a novel of what gear I see as important, just a few things that I always have.

    x2 Pillow cases (for meat)
    water proof matches
    head lamp and spare batteries
    plan your meals breakfast lunch and dinner each day, then take two extra meals in case.
    Nalgene bottle and raro satchets, instant powdered juice is a good sugar boost for hard walks back out, carrying 40-50 kgs of meat plus your gear can be soul destroying and drain your energy like no ones business.
    good heavy leather belt with couple of strong belt pouches, spare knife (folder) small sharpener, space blanket, rifle bore snake and patches.
    small hand line with half a dozen different sized hooks, couple small sinkers.
    I usually have half a dozen foil sealed scalpel blades in a pouch as well (they weigh nothing)
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    Quote Originally Posted by oneshot View Post
    I'm fairly minimal with what I take, I wear the nylon swim shorts with the sewn in mesh undies, saves carrying spare undies but also prevents sweat and heat chaffing. Dry socks at night in the hut, put your wet socks back on in the morning when you head out for a hunt, otherwise you will have wet socks from here to assholes and run out of dry ones fast. Where I hunt its impossible to avoid stream/river crossings.
    Best thing I wear is snug fitting merino long sleeve thermal tops, they wick away sweat and moisture, light, incredibly warm, easy to dry. I always take a Huntech fly, couple of bungees, paracord and am always prepared to use it, I personally don't use huts unless the weather is pretty bad, huts just feel a bit dirty and grimy. I could write a novel of what gear I see as important, just a few things that I always have.

    x2 Pillow cases (for meat)
    water proof matches
    head lamp and spare batteries
    plan your meals breakfast lunch and dinner each day, then take two extra meals in case.
    Nalgene bottle and raro satchets, instant powdered juice is a good sugar boost for hard walks back out, carrying 40-50 kgs of meat plus your gear can be soul destroying and drain your energy like no ones business.
    good heavy leather belt with couple of strong belt pouches, spare knife (folder) small sharpener, space blanket, rifle bore snake and patches.
    small hand line with half a dozen different sized hooks, couple small sinkers.
    I usually have half a dozen foil sealed scalpel blades in a pouch as well (they weigh nothing)
    Thanks bro some more stuff to take into account! awesome

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ground Control View Post
    I think staying in a hut is good advice for a first trip
    It often means starting earlier to get to good ground and getting into your sleeping bag later , but it eliminates alot of gear and weight that is essential if your camping out .
    When the rain is clattering on the corrugated iron roof , and your warm in your bunk with a fire going while your wet clothes dry out you will feel sorry for the poor buggers under some thin nylon

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    Cheers bro, will do!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Headroom View Post
    To @mawzer308's good list, I also suggest:

    Think about buying/hiring a Personal Locator Beacon,

    Check with @Tahr about cellphone reception where you're going, in case you end up in the sh*t.
    (Or you meet somebody else who is- the phrase "the missing tourists were found by hunters" seems to crop up more and more often it seems to me. )
    I think I might have too, seeing some of the recent stories of it saving hunters lives. Cheers max

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    [QUOTE=mawzer308;759294]Do you plan on staying in huts or fly camping?

    The basics for a couple of nights would be:

    Pack with water proof liner (or rubbish bag)
    Sleeping bag + mat
    Cooker and gas with lighter spare matches
    Billy knife, fork, spoon
    Base layers ie thermals
    Mid layer fleece top, pants optional
    Beanie, gloves
    Water proof jacket
    Spare pair of socks
    Ammo 12 rounds should be plenty with a bit of fudge factor.
    Knife
    Binos + rangefinder
    Torch
    Something to chuck your meat into
    Gps, compass, map
    Water bottle or bottles
    Basic first aid kit

    Food is entirely up to you, I usually have porridge for breakfast and a coffee. Museli bars as snacks noodles for lunch or maybe more snacks and freeze dry meals for dinner.

    If fly camping you can get away with a fly for spring and summer but the weather can still turn quick up top.

    This is by no means a complete and exhaustive list but it's the basics that you'll need and Is what I take.

    That last part of line 6, that's definitely a north island thing
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    Weigh your pack with all the gear before you head in. Definitely keep it under 20kg and try for under 15kg. When you get out make a list of all the things you didn't use.

    Here is my list for camping at a hut.

    Being worn
    boots, socks, gaiters, shorts, undies, long sleeve top, sunhat

    Pack
    Sleeping bag
    Spare long john top and bottom
    Spare socks
    Hut shoes/slippers
    long sleeve top
    Sleeveless vest
    Down jacket
    long john bottoms
    undies
    raincoat
    overtrousers (if you intend hunting the tops)
    gloves
    thermal hat/beanie
    sunhat
    jetboil (use as plate and cup as well)
    spoon
    locator beacon
    gps/phone with gps function and maps
    map & compass
    torch
    batteries
    knife
    steel
    meat bags
    rifle and ammo
    Food
    Uncle Toby's instant porridge (1 packet per breakfast)
    Pita bread (2 per lunch) Cheese and salami
    Uncle Bens rice and tuna packet (not cans) per dinner
    Muesli bars, chocolate etc for snacks
    Platypus water bladder ( so I can drink without having to get bottle out of pack)

    You might want to chuck in a fly and groundsheet and camping mattress in case the hut is full.

    Set of instructions on where camping, roughly where hunting, intended day and time out - left with responsible person. agree on time/day to alert police etc.

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    You will always take too much stuff, it's hard to convince yourself you don't that certain bit of equipment even if you have taken it on multiple trips and never used it.
    Two sets of clothes is all you need - one for during the day and a dry set for in the hut at night. If you want to really splash out, take a third pair of undies and socks! I did 8 days walking Stewart Island with two sets of clothes, other trampers tended to avoid you after day 4, and I burnt most of the day clothes back in Oban when we finished.
    I would recommend doing an overnight trip first, it's the best way to find out what you forgot that you do need, and what you took that you didn't need.
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    Or worse still in a bivy bag

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    If you are going to the Ruahines the Heritage lodge is a good place to start not far in and still plenty of deer around and room to fly camp up river if you want.

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    One of the really important things to take is your rifle bolt....
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    Map compass and learn how to use it before hand learn what contour lines mean which way to face the map and practice picking out landmarks off the map
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    Take a few minutes each day to stop and be still. It's one of the underrated things that nature has to offer.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Max Headroom View Post
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    Take a few minutes each day to stop and be still. It's one of the underrated things that nature has to offer.
    I do that about every 5 mins when carrying a big load uphill

 

 

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